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Barbara Cervoni

Community Advisor

A lifelong Westchester resident, Barbara Cervoni is Director of Services and Communication for Support Connection, Inc., a not-for-profit organization that provides free support services to people affected by breast and ovarian cancer. Barbara is responsible for communications and media outreach to promote the organization's events and support services. She also is responsible for management and oversight of all service provision. Prior to joining Support Connection's staff in 2004, Barbara worked as Communications and Outreach Coordinator for CAREERS for People With Disabilities. As a licensed social worker with a Master's degree from Columbia University School of Social Work, Barbara spent the first 11 years of her professional career as a social worker in a variety of settings, where her experience spanned direct service, consultation, training and supervision.

Barbara Cervoni's Contributions

Yorktown High School football players are excelling both on and off the field.The team donated $5,000 to Support Connection Tuesday. Support Connection, based in Yorktown, provides emotional, social, and educational support to people affected by breast and ovarian cancer.The football team raised the funds through the sale of t-shirts and donations collected at a Friday night football ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Westchester residents woke up to snow covered backyards Tuesday morning.A Blizzard Warning is in effect until midnight Wednesday for Northern Westchester.Blizzard Warnings that had been in effect for Southern Westchester, Southern Fairfield and Northern New Jersey were lifted Tuesday morning around 9:30 a.m.Snow, which arrived in the pre-dawn hours, will ...

DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Support Connection, Inc.-- a not-for profit organization that provides free, confidential support services for people affected by breast and ovarian cancer -- has three support groups scheduled for next month in Dutchess and Putnam.Support Connection offers a wide range of free support groups for women with breast and ovarian cancer. The groups focus on topics ...

YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Area residents affected by breast and ovarian cancer that receive free help from Support Connection, can take heart their services will continue with a $7,500 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation’s Community Connection Grant Program.The grant will be used to help fund the not-for-profit organization's free counseling, support groups, educational programs, and other ...

YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Players from the Yorktown High School football team recently paid a visit to the Triangle Center offices of Support Connection to give the organization a $2,500 check. The money was raised from the team's ticket and T-shirt sales from a fall game. The team annually organizes a fundraiser to help a local charity. This year the selection was Support Connection, a ...

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- GreatNonprofits, a leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations, recently announced that it's honoring Yorktown Heights-based Support Connection with a prestigious 2016 Top-Rated Award.Support Connection provides free support services -- like counseling, support groups and other programs -- to people affected by breast and ovarian cancer.The ...

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- On Sunday, FDR State Park in Yorktown Heights was filled to capacity for Support Connection’s Annual Support-A-Walk for Breast and Ovarian Cancer. Thousands of participants and volunteers gathered to walk, pay tribute to those affected by breast and ovarian cancer, and raise funds for Support Connection’s free counseling and other support services. To learn ...

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Yorktown Heights' Support Connection, Inc. is inviting women nationwide to participate in a free educational webinar on clinical trials and ovarian cancer on Thursday, Sept. 15. Dr. Stephanie Blank, a Gynecologic Oncologist at the NYU Clinical Cancer Center, and a Principal Investigator in numerous cancer research studies will be the guest speaker. Blank is an ...

YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Support Connection will offer a host of support group meetings in September in Yorktown, Chappaqua and Cortlandt.Support Connection is a a not-for profit organization that provides free, confidential support services for people affected by breast and ovarian cancer.At its Yorktown headquarters, a breast and ovarian cancer support group will meet on Sept. 1 at 10 a.m. A ...

PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. --Support Connection will offer a host of support group meetings in September in Putnam and Dutchess County. Support Connection is a a not-for profit organization that provides free, confidential support services for people affected by breast and ovarian cancer.Meetings will take place at the East Fishkill Community Library in Hopewell Junction on Sept. 13 at 10:15 ...